PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Autonomic Nervous System, Egg Cell, Reinforcement
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Human behav is inconsistent; aspects of motivation. Motivation is a driving force that moves us to a partic action. Motivation: a general term for a group of phenomena that affect the nature, strength, and persistence of an individual"s behav. We behave in a partic way to get something or to avoid something. Also reactive; responds to conditions present at the time. Motivated to perform a behav to gan (or avoid losing) a reinforcer or to avoid (or escape from) an aversive event. Biological needs can be very potent motivators. Need food, air, water, shelter and various vitamins/minerals in order to survive. Complex organisms have physio mechanisms that detect deficits or imbalances w/ these needs. Try to regulate them to bring it back to normal. Regulatory behaviour: a behav that tends to bring physio conditions back to normal, thus restoring the condition of homeostasis.
